homecoming; returning home
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
consumer electronics; home appliances
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
one's heart rate; pulse rate
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
to find fault with; to question
external auditory canal; ear canal; external auditory meatus
house where the family is out
green wall; living wall; vertical garden
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
large brown cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata); aburazemi
foster father; adoptive father
match (to light fire with)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
showcase; display case; vitrine
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
elementary and middle schools
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
fall of the curtain; last scene; end of act
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd